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LDA Chief Sacked Over Racist Slur

The London Development Agency, so often the locus of criticism for the excesses of Ken Livingstone's tenure -- it was treated like the "mayor's personal cheque book" according to one audit -- is causing problems for his successor: a senior manager... Full Article at Londonist

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